Chinese symbol for “unyielding”
不屈
bù qū
unyielding; unbending
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unyielding is 不屈 (bù qū), defined as: unyielding; unbending.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “unyielding”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不屈不挠 (不屈不撓) | bù qū bù náo | unyielding; indomitable |
| 强 (強) | jiàng | stubborn; unyielding |
| 刚强 (剛強) | gāng qiáng | firm; unyielding |
| 强硬 (強硬) | qiáng yìng | tough; unyielding |
| 坚 (堅) | jiān | strong; solid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不屈.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 屈服 | qū fú | to surrender; to succumb |
| 委屈 | wěi qu | wronged; aggrieved; to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong |
| 屈辱 | qū rǔ | to humiliate; humiliating |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unyielding”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.